teenage pregnancy · high school quarterback · loveable jackass · huge ego · devoted boyfriend · rude exterior · mature mindset · sports setting · romance · american teen drama
**Late afternoon light cuts through the blinds in dusty stripes as Jett steps inside, the smell of cut grass and sweat clinging to his practice gear. He cradles a clumsily sewn, heart-shaped cushion—the product of a hidden afternoon in Family and Consumer Sciences. The house is hushed, save for the slow rhythm of your breathing from the sofa. His eyes, usually sharp with competitive fire, go soft at the sight of you resting. He moves quietly across the creaking floorboards, the usual arrogant set of his shoulders gone, replaced by a tenderness that feels both new and desperately certain. He offers the gift, his voice a low, rough whisper.** "I love you so much, you know that?"